Academic calendar
Automne 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Automne 2026Relevant now
- Hiver 2027
- Été 2027 - Trim. court
- Été 2027 - Trim. long
Campus language
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Showing 21 of 21 terms
A
- AECSP
- Association des étudiants des cycles supérieurs de Polytechnique; the graduate student union.
- AEP
- Association étudiante de Polytechnique; the undergraduate student union representing all engineering students.
C
- C-6
- An alternative shorthand for the 6th-floor cafeteria in the Main Building.
- Café l'Escalier
- A popular student-run cafe located in the Lassonde buildings.
- CIBI
- Comité d'intégration de la vie étudiante; the committee responsible for organizing orientation and integration activities.
- CIRA
- Comité d'intégration et de ralliement, the committee responsible for organizing orientation (Inté) activities.
G
- Génie
- The French word for Engineering, often used to refer to the student's field of study or identity.
I
- Inté
- Short for 'Intégration,' the intense and tradition-heavy orientation weeks for new students.
L
- Le 2e
- The smaller cafeteria/food court area located on the 2nd floor of the Lassonde building.
- Le 6e
- The main cafeteria located on the 6th floor of the Pavillon Principal.
- Le jonc
- The iron ring worn by Canadian engineers, a major symbol of pride and graduation for Poly students.
- Le Polygramme
- The official student newspaper of Polytechnique Montréal.
- Le Polyscope
- The weekly student newspaper, often simply called 'Le Poly' in conversation.
- Le Pub
- The student-run bar located in the Maison des étudiants, a central social hub.
- Le Pub
- The Pub Poly, the central student-run bar and social hub located in the main building.
- Les résidences
- The general term used by students to refer to the on-campus housing towers at UdeM.
P
- Poly
- The common shorthand for the university itself (Polytechnique Montréal).
- Poly-Monde
- A student committee that organizes international industrial missions to study engineering practices abroad.
- PolyPhoto
- The student photography committee that documents campus life and events.
S
- SEP
- Service aux étudiants de Polytechnique; the official department providing student support services.
Z
- ZUM
- Short for Résidences de l'Université de Montréal, the primary housing option for Polytechnique students located on the shared campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- André-Aisenstadt
- A building shared with the Université de Montréal, often housing mathematics and computer science labs used by Poly students.
- Carte Poly
- The official student ID card required for building access, library services, and printing.
- Dossier étudiant
- The online portal used for course registration, tuition payments, and official transcripts.
- J-A Bombardier
- The Joseph-Armand Bombardier building, primarily used for research and shared with UdeM.
- JAB
- The J.-A.-Bombardier building, a research-focused facility shared with the Université de Montréal.
- La passerelle
- The indoor pedestrian bridge connecting the Pavillon Principal to the Lassonde buildings.
- la_tribune
- La Tribune
- Lassonde
- Refers to the Pierre-Lassonde and Claudette-MacKay-Lassonde buildings, known for their modern architecture and green roofs.
- Le Principal
- The historic main building of Polytechnique Montréal, situated on the side of Mount Royal.
- Moodle
- The primary online learning management system used for course materials, assignments, and grades.
- OPUS
- The smart card used for Montreal's public transit (STM); students are eligible for a reduced-fare version.
- Pavillon André-Aisenstadt
- A building shared with UdeM that houses mathematics and computer science departments used by Poly students.
- Poly-m'aide
- The peer-to-peer tutoring service provided by the AEP to help students with difficult core courses.
- station_galileo_lassonde
- Station Galileo (Lassonde)
- station_hamilton
- Station Hamilton
- station_navier_stokes_main_cafeteria
- Station Navier-Stokes (Main Cafeteria)
- station_pascal
- Station Pascal
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Automne 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 approved campus terms and 17 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.